Radioactive sludge

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2011, shows bags of sludge contaminated with radioactive substances stored at a sewage treatment facility in the city of Fukushima, in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A dosimeter indicates a radiation level of over 15 microsieverts per hour around 5 meters from the contaminated sludge. The storage tank is expected to be completely filled in about 6 months but the process to permanently dispose of the sludge has not been set. (Kyodo)

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